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?Here is a list of road projects around the Heartland scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 13.

Bollinger County, MO

Route C in Bollinger and Stoddard Counties will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as crews seal coat the road. This section is located from Route 51 in Bollinger County to Route 91 in Stoddard County. Weather permitting, crews will be working Monday, Aug. 18 through Saturday, Aug. 23 from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., including weekends as necessary.

Butler County, MO

Route CC will be reduced to one lane while crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located between Route 53 and Route U. Weather permitting, crews will be working on Wednesday, Aug. 13 and Aug. 14 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

East and westbound traffic will be restricted. Existing lanes of Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 will be signed as Route C. The north end of Route C (existing Route 67) will remain closed for about two months as work is completed at the intersection of Route 67, Route C, and CR 323.

Cape Girardeau County, MO

The Fruitland rest area on Interstate 55 mm 110 in Cape Girardeau County will be closed as contractor crews perform repairs. Closures for the north and south facilities will occur the week of Aug. 25, weather permitting. Work will begin at the southbound rest area at 7 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 25 with crews moving to the northbound rest area on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Repairs are expected to be finished by 8 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 29.

Crews will be performing should work for the bike trail on Route 74. This section of road is located from Fountain Street to I-55. Weather permitting, crews will be working on Monday, Aug. 18 through Friday, Aug. 22 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

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Well-placed sources revealed 71-year-old Business Secretary plans exit Vince Cable blasted claims as 'nonsense', claims he will stay to election Many within party say he is planning 'a Hague' and will leave in reshuffle

By Glen Owen and Brendan Carlin

Published: 19:00 EST, 9 August 2014 | Updated: 09:33 EST, 10 August 2014

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Allies of Vince Cable reacted furiously last night over a Liberal Democrat whispering campaign suggesting that he is on the brink of walking out of the Coalition.

The Mail on Sunday has been told by two well-placed sources within the party that the 71-year-old Business Secretary is considering leaving the Cabinet immediately after the partys autumn conference.

One source close to leader Nick Clegg insisted: He wants to step aside from the grind of office and take up an Election campaigning role in which he would woo back disaffected Lib Dems.

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?Here is a list of road projects around the Heartland scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 9.

Bollinger County, MO

Route C in Bollinger and Stoddard Counties will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as crews seal coat the road. This section is located from Route 51 in Bollinger County to Route 91 in Stoddard County. Weather permitting, crews will be working Monday, Aug. 18 through Saturday, Aug. 23 from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., including weekends as necessary.

Butler County, MO

East and westbound traffic will be restricted. Existing lanes of Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 will be signed as Route C. The north end of Route C (existing Route 67) will remain closed for about two months as work is completed at the intersection of Route 67, Route C, and CR 323.

Cape Girardeau County, MO

Route 177 will be reduced to one lane while crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located between Route 61 and Route J. Weather permitting, crews will be working Sept. 15 through Oct. 31 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Cape Rock Drive will be closed between Crestwood and Oak Hills Thursday, August 7. Alliance Water is working to repair a leak on Cape Rock near Parksite Drive. Detour signs will be placed to route traffic on Cape Rock around the work area via Crestwood and Oak Hills.

The work should be completed Thursday. Drivers are asked to consider an alternate route to avoid the area of Cape Rock between Lexington Avenue and Perryville Road.

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Foreign Office minister resigned with damning letter criticising the PM Nicknamed 'thestenographer' forfastidious note-taking in Whitehall Raises prospect of explosive, detailed account of her time in government Publishers liken it to diaries of ex-Labour spin doctor Damian McBride Ex-International Development minister Andrew Mitchell backs arms embargo

By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor

Published: 07:21 EST, 6 August 2014 | Updated: 10:23 EST, 6 August 2014

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David Cameron is braced for further embarrassment from the resignation Baroness Warsi, as publishers clamour for the rights to her memoirs of life in government.

She dramatically quit the government yesterday with a damning condemnation of Mr Cameron's 'morally indefensible' policy on Gaza.

Baroness Warsi was well-known as a fastidious note-taker during Cabinet meetings and her account of life in the Coalition could prove explosive in the run-up to the general election.

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?Here is a list of road projects around the Heartland scheduled for Friday, Aug. 8.

Bollinger County, MO

Route C in Bollinger and Stoddard Counties will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as crews seal coat the road. This section is located from Route 51 in Bollinger County to Route 91 in Stoddard County. Weather permitting, crews will be working Monday, Aug. 18 through Saturday, Aug. 23 from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., including weekends as necessary.

Butler County, MO

East and westbound traffic will be restricted. Existing lanes of Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 will be signed as Route C. The north end of Route C (existing Route 67) will remain closed for about two months as work is completed at the intersection of Route 67, Route C, and CR 323.

Cape Girardeau County, MO

Route 177 will be reduced to one lane while crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located between Route 61 and Route J. Weather permitting, crews will be working Sept. 15 through Oct. 31 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Cape Rock Drive will be closed between Crestwood and Oak Hills Thursday, August 7. Alliance Water is working to repair a leak on Cape Rock near Parksite Drive. Detour signs will be placed to route traffic on Cape Rock around the work area via Crestwood and Oak Hills.

The work should be completed Thursday. Drivers are asked to consider an alternate route to avoid the area of Cape Rock between Lexington Avenue and Perryville Road.

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PM facing fresh pressure over Gaza

9:32am Tuesday 5th August 2014 in National News Press Association 2014

Prime Minister David Cameron faces more pressure over the situation in Gaza

David Cameron is facing fresh pressure over Gaza in the wake of Baroness Warsi's resignation, with his Liberal Democrat coalition partners demanding the suspension of arms export licences to Israel.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said he agreed with former Foreign Office minister Lady Warsi that there were "serious questions" about the licences.

"It's obvious to me that however much Israel has every right to defend itself from those rocket attacks from Hamas, nonetheless the Israeli military operation overstepped the mark in Gaza," Mr Clegg said.

"This outrageous spectacle of these three UN schools being hit by Israeli military action. That's why I believe that the export licences should now be suspended.

"I'm working with (Business Secretary) Vince Cable on this.

"It is his department that administers these export licences and he and I both believe the actions of the Israeli military, overstepping the mark in Gaza, breach the conditions of those export licences and that's why we want to see them suspended pending a wider review of whether they should be revoked more permanently in the long run."

The Government has already launched a review of export licences, but no decisions have been taken on suspension.

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?Here is a list of road projects around the Heartland scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Butler County, MO

East and westbound traffic will be restricted. Existing lanes of Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 will be signed as Route C. The north end of Route C (existing Route 67) will remain closed for about two months as work is completed at the intersection of Route 67, Route C, and CR 323.

Concrete street repairs are set to start on July 14 on Hopper Road near Clippard School in Cape Giradeau. The city says this will be the first of many repairs occurring this year. Work on Hopper is expected to last up to two weeks, weather permitting. Visit this link for more.

Roadwork continues on Route 21 from Ripley to Carter County from US 60 to US 160 until Nov. 1.

The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7 to discuss improvements to Route M in Carter County. The meeting will be held at the Carter County Courthouse, located at 105 Main Street in Van Buren, Mo.

Iron County, MO

Route A in Iron County will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as the Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform routine bridge maintenance.

The bridge over Ottery Creek is located between County Road 63 and the Reynolds County line.

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Posted on July 31, 2014 at 2:49 PM

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (NEWS RELEASE) - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 5 Office advises motorists that the left lane of southbound Interstate 65 in Bullitt County will be closed daily for the next two weeks. Contract crews will be constructing a median cross-over just south of the KY 61 (Preston Highway) overpass in preparation for road construction to move north in the coming weeks.

The left lane of southbound I-65 will be closed between mile points 118 and 117 beginning today and continuing for approximately two weeks. The lane closures will occur daily from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

This work is part of $20.7 million project for removal and replacement of various sections of concrete pavement across a 20-mile section of I-65. Construction began in March and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2014.

Work is currently underway between mile points 106 and 112. Two lanes of traffic are being maintained in each direction through the use of a temporary median cross-over. One lane of southbound traffic is shifted to the northbound lanes while crews replace the pavement in the southbound lanes (see schematic below). Southbound traffic is separated from southbound traffic by a concrete median barrier wall.

Southbound I-65 motorists exiting at KY 245 (Exit 112) must stay in the right lane during this phase of construction.

The speed limit in the work zone is reduced to 55 MPH and double fines are being enforced.

The date and duration of this work may be adjusted if inclement weather or other unforeseen delays occur. Dial 511 or log on to 511.ky.gov for the latest in traffic and travel information in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. You can also get traffic information for the District 5 counties at http://www.facebook.com/KYTCDistrict5.

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Brian Purcell, the Secretary General at the Department of Justice, has offered to be reassigned to other duties in the public service following the publication today of the review into the department.

Brian Purcell, the secretary general at the Department of Justice, has offered to be reassigned to other duties in the public service following the publication today of the review into the department.

The review follows the report by senior counsel Sen Guerin into Garda malpractice claims by Sgt Maurice McCabe, which was critical of the department.

The Cabinet will now proceed with the recruitment of Mr Purcells replacement.

Speaking this afternoon, Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald said the newly-appointed secretary general would play a pivotal role in managing and embedding the recommendations of the report in the workings of the department.

She thanked Mr. Purcell for his contribution to the State including his service to the Department of Social Protection and his 23 years service in the Department of Justice and Equality, including as Director-General of the Irish Prison Service and most recently in his role as Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality.

She also thanked the review group for their time and effort in preparing the report and described its key findings as serious and hard-hitting.

She acknowledged the report found fault with leadership, management and oversight systems referring particularly to the existence of a closed secretive and silo driven culture, significant leadership and management problems and ineffective management processes and structures to provide strong strategic oversight of the key agencies.

The Department of Justice and Equality must become a 21st century organisation to meet 21st century challenges. Leadership and management practices in place in the department must equally be transformed to provide an effective workforce setting in which all staff can achieve their best, she said.

While the findings of this report are challenging, the report is also highly constructive in that it maps-out, though its extensive recommendations, the pathways forward for the department.

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Green councillors and residents who raised concerns that trees being chopped down were not being replaced. Photo: Bill Smith

Dan Grimmer dan.grimmer@archant.co.uk Tuesday, July 29, 2014 9:48 AM

Diseased or dying trees in Norwich which are chopped down will stand a greater chance of being replaced, following a rethink by council leaders.

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Norwich City Council cut its tree planting budget by 60,000 in 2011, which left just 35,000 for planting trees in the citys conservation areas only.

It is a policy which has continued and which led to a petition last year.

People, including Green Party campaigners, urged the council to think again, saying trees needed to be replaced in other parts of the city, rather than just conservation areas,.

At a recent city council meeting, people living in St Philips Road, off Earlham Road, urged the council to replant trees which had been cut down and not replaced.

Rochelle Wilson, on behalf of residents, said: The situation is urgent and we know other areas would like trees too. We understand that there are financial pressures that the council is under, however we would like to know how we can work with the council to keep Norwich a healthy, leafy city.

And, in response, Keith Driver, the city councils cabinet member for neighourhoods and community safety, announced that the council had reconsidered its approach - so trees outside conservation areas would now be considered for replacement.

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